Papicha
An 18-year-old aspiring fashion designer refuses to let the turmoil of the Algerian Civil War dictate her life and defies growing conservative restrictions by organising a fashion show.
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Cast
24 people
Lyna Khoudri
Nedjma
Known for
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
November
Shirine Boutella
Wassila
Known for
Lupin
Christmas Flow
Amira Hilda Douaouda
Samira
Known for
Monsieur Spade
Houria
Nadia Kaci
Madame Kamissi
Known for
It All Starts Today
Divertimento
Yasin Houicha
Mehdi
Known for
Le Brio
Stalk
Zahra Doumandji
Kahina
Known for
Houria
Aïda Guechoud
Saliha
Also in
Thicker Than Water
L’Incendie (El Harik)
Meriem Medjkane
Linda
Known for
Houria
Khaled Benaïssa
Abdellah
Marwan Zeghbib
Karim
Known for
Houria
Samir Elhakim
Mokhtar
Known for
A Tale of Love and Desire
Amine Mentseur
Slimane
Also in
Gates of the Sun
Demain, Alger?
Mounia Meddour Director · Robin Coudert Composer Léo Lefèvre Cinematographer
Budget $1.3M · United States release May 29, 2020 · Produced in Algeria, Belgium, France, Qatar
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Budget
$1,325,592
Production
The Ink Connection
Production
High Sea Production
Production
Tayda Film
Production
SCOPE Pictures
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Tribus P Film
Production
CADC
Production
CaleSon
Production
Same Player
Production
Fonds Impact
Production
Algeria · Belgium · France · Qatar
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
France · May 17, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 9, 2019
Theatrical
United States · May 29, 2020
Digital · Virtual Cinema
United States
January 3, 2020 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
September 27, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Belgium
October 13, 2019 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
October 16, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
November 22, 2019 · Theatrical
January 31, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Colombia
November 19, 2020 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
France
February 27, 2020 · Digital · VOD
March 3, 2020 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 9, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
October 10, 2019 · Premiere · Schlingel Film Festival
Greece
November 1, 2019 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
August 27, 2020 · Theatrical
February 11, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Japan
October 30, 2020 · Theatrical
April 2, 2021 · Digital · VoD
April 2, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Mexico
November 30, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 13, 2020 · Theatrical
Poland
October 12, 2019 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
March 3, 2020 · TV
Russia
November 15, 2024 · Digital
Singapore
February 19, 2021 · Premiere · Middle East Film Festival
Spain
August 7, 2020 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 2020 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
August 28, 2020 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 16, 2019 · Theatrical · French
September 10, 2020 · Theatrical · German
September 2, 2021 · Theatrical · Italian
Thailand
October 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Tunisia
October 27, 2019 · Premiere · Carthage Film Festival
Ukraine
August 23, 2020 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 29, 2020 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
August 7, 2020 · Digital · VOD
September 28, 2020 · Physical · DVD
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